United States of Who Gives a Shit

I had to quote Dave Wyndorf for this posting. And in this instance it is not all bad: The united States of Who Gives a Shit is really pleasant to ride your bike in.
Compared to Sweden where the least you get for riding your bike on the pavement is a dirty look, if not someone screaming at you or worse chasing you, trying to grab you and stop you. Just to set you straight! Committing an even harsher crime in the process of stopping a minor one. Here no one cares if you ride on the pavement, in the wrong direction on a one way street. To prove my point to you dear reader I even tried it in front of a cop. I even stopped in front of him and adjusted my tier. Not a change in his facial expression. Ok I did not actually try to get arrested, rather happened to stop while breaking the law (?) in front of a officer and adjusting my tier. It does not matter. The policeman had no intention to even tell me to do the right thing. Quite remarkably. I do not know if I think it is good or bad. For me trying to learn how to bike to work I think it is very easy, but then again I sometimes think we should care about our society and our shared space...